Chapter 66

"Long live Chrysostom. Long live the old lady on behalf of her eldest grandson."

Madam Pei sat up, and Xiao Lie reached out his hand upon seeing this, but was gently blocked by Madam Pei.

She leaned on the edge of the bed, slowly got out of bed, and finally fell to the ground, knelt on the ground, respectfully bowed to the emperor in front of her, and made a big salute.

Xiao Lie's figure also froze, looking at the pale skull that was knocking on the ground.

He opened his mouth, as if he wanted to ask more, but he still didn't speak. After a long while, he just turned around slowly, his footsteps were extremely stagnant, and he walked out step by step, and his figure finally disappeared behind the door.

Madam Pei was still prostrate on the ground, only the candles were dancing in the inner room, and there was a dead silence.

After the Bisha closet, Jiafu was already sweating coldly on the back of her palm. She looked at Madam Pei's back, fearing that the emperor would turn back again, but still did not dare to go out.

After a long time, along with the sound of footsteps, Mrs. Pei Quanxin and others rushed in. Seeing that the old lady could not get up on her knees, she hurriedly stepped forward to help her up, and laid her flat on the bed. Seeing that her face was pale, she fed water and rubbed her back.

The old lady opened her eyes and said, "Just now and Wansui only recounted a few old stories about his childhood. Wansui told me to recuperate in peace and have nothing else to do. I'm a little tired, and you've been working hard these days, eldest daughter-in-law, please stay. , I have a few words to warn, the rest are gone, go and rest."

Madam Xin was startled, and then responded.

The second lady glanced at her with a slightly confused look on her face. She seemed a little curious and unwilling to ask, but she did not dare to ask questions. In the end, she followed Pei Quan and brought people out of the house one after another.

Mrs. Xin was the only one left in the room, standing in front of the old lady's bed. Seeing that she was silent for a while, she felt a little nervous, hesitated, and stepped forward: "Mother-in-law kept me, but has something to say?"

Mrs. Pei took out a key from under the pillow and handed it over: "Go and open that cabinet and take out the box inside."

Mrs. Xin was puzzled, took it, and opened a gold-painted cabinet with a copper lock against the wall. She saw that there was a small sandalwood box that looked some years old. forward.

The old lady ordered her to open it.

Mrs. Xin opened the box and saw that there was another golden box inside. She didn't dare to move for a while, and looked at Mrs. Pei.

"Open."

Mrs. Xin carefully opened the golden chamber and recognized the contents. She was surprised and looked up at the old lady: "Mother-in-law, this is..."

"This is the iron coupon elixir that Taizu gave to the hero when he founded the country. It was cut into two pieces and placed in a golden chamber. Half of it was given to the hero and the other half was stored in the ancestral temple. It may save you from death, or you can ask for a title. Back then, it was only given to four sides. , Pei's family is one of them. Now I'm leaving, and I have nothing else in my hand. I leave this to the second child. You can take it. If you really don't want to bear this title, it will be presented in the future. "

Mrs. Xin was stunned, she wanted to take it but didn't dare to take it, her hand stopped in the air, looking a little weird.

The old lady closed her eyes and stopped talking.

Mrs. Xin slowly stretched out her hand towards the box. The moment she touched it, she saw that the old lady suddenly opened her eyes again, her hand trembled slightly, and she subconsciously shrank back.

Mrs. Pei stared at her: "I know you have resentment and grievances over the years, and now I am leaving, and the last message to you is also the last insight I have experienced in my life. Life is not as good as the sky. I hope everything ends here, and if you continue to be obsessed with it, the ancestors have left ten iron coupons, and I am afraid that there will be no luck to endure it.”

Mrs. Xin's face flushed red, she stood for a while, kowtowed to the old woman on the bed, hugged the box tightly, turned her head and hurried away.

The candles flickered, the lights burst, and there was a slight "pop" sound.

"Come out."

Madam Pei's voice came over.

Jiafu finally came out from behind the dark gauze closet and walked slowly to the old lady's bed. Seeing her half-lying and half-leaning there, looking at her with a small smile in her eyes, her heart was full of mixed feelings. Before reaching the edge of the bed, he held one of her hands tightly and called out "Grandma" in a low voice, his eyes turning red.

The old lady's fingers were cold, but her palms were hot: "Over the years, Grandma couldn't let you down. Fortunately, now that I have you, Grandma can feel relieved."

Jiafu grabbed the old lady's hand tightly: "Grandma will live a long life, Afu and husband, and grandma's care..."

Tears could no longer be held back, and the eyes burst out, and the voice choked with it.

Mrs. Pei smiled slightly: "Silly child, everyone has to leave sooner or later. Grandma has lived to this age, and she can enjoy all the blessings that can be enjoyed in the world. As long as you are all well in the future, there is no regret in leaving."

Jiafu couldn't help shaking her head and burst into tears.

The old lady held Jiafu's hand tightly with her backhand. "If You Anzhi's background is known to him in the future, because of his nature, grandmother fears that he will be difficult to understand for the rest of his life. If possible, grandmother would rather not let him know for the rest of his life. Your grandmother shouldn't have put you under such a heavy burden, but as husband and wife, grandmother can only entrust him to you now. In case, in the future, if he suffers from this, you have to take care of your grandmother, so that you can take care of him forever. give up, you know?"

The old woman's expression became very serious.

Jiafu stopped her tears, knelt before the bed, and said solemnly, "Don't worry, grandmother, Afuding will do her best to stay by her husband's side in this life, and never leave or abandon her."

The old woman stared at her, and a smile gradually appeared on her lips: "So grandmother is relieved..."

She seemed tired. After speaking, she slowly closed her eyelids and fell into a deep sleep.

...

On this late night in the middle of winter, the snow was flying heavily, and the snow on the ground was already ankle-deep.

The guards at the west gate of the capital lit a charcoal fire at the top of the city. Several people gathered around the charcoal stove to keep warm, complaining about the weather. Suddenly, a guard who looked out shouted, "Someone is coming!"

The rest of the people went over one after another and opened their eyes in the direction pointed by the man. Sure enough, in the heavy snow, on the dark post road leading to Xiji, a group of people were galloping on their horses, and their hooves splashed. Chaos Qiong Broken Jade rushed outside the city gate in a blink of an eye, and someone loudly called to open the door.

"But Master Pei is back?"

Cheng Wei received an order from above, saying that Pei You'an might return to Beijing in the next few days, and ordered him to pay attention to the door. When he saw this group of people, he immediately leaned down and asked aloud.

"Exactly!"

A follower raised his arms and threw the talisman in his hand. Cheng Wei took it and verified that it was correct. He immediately went down from the tower and opened the gate.

A group of people passed through the city gate, headed towards the Pei Mansion, and rode away.

...

Several days have passed since the emperor's visit.

In the past few days, Jiafu did not leave the old lady for half a step. Day and night, she was accompanied by her sidekicks. She was very sleepy.

Previously, after learning from the imperial doctor that the old lady could not survive the end of winter, she wrote to Pei You'an and told him the news.

Although the old lady once prevented her from writing to Pei You'an, lest he be distracted outside. But things were different then and now.

Getting him back to meet his dying grandmother was as important as business in Catherine's view.

The old lady has been unable to eat and drink for the past few days, and spends most of the time in a lethargy, relying on the ginseng soup to keep her spirits going.

Jiafu knew in her heart that she should also be waiting for Pei You'an.

In such a snowy night, where did the returnee, his footsteps, go?

Jiafu stood in front of the window, looking at the heavy snow in the night sky, resting her forehead against the cold window lattice, when she was in a daze, she suddenly heard a rush of rustling and stepping on the snow from the courtyard, and then , there was a faintly surprised cry of a woman in my ear: "The uncle is back!"

Jiafu's heart skipped a beat, the blood in her whole body suddenly boiled, she turned around suddenly, hurried out, turned to the outside, and before she reached the door, she saw that the door curtain was beaten up, and a man leaned slightly and walked quickly.

It's really Pei You'an back!

The ice and snow covered his shoulders and touched his eyebrows and hair. His eyes were red and bloodshot, and his whole body was cold, as if he had just come out of an ice hole.

"Big cousin—"

Before Jiafu could finish calling, the voice choked up, and the man stopped in front of him with red eyes.

Pei You'an didn't stop for a minute, walked quickly to her, opened his arms and took her into his arms, bowed his head and kissed her forehead quickly with his lips that were still warm with ice and snow, and then whispered: "MoI'm afraid, I'm back."

As if soothing her, he retracted his arms, hugged her hard, and then let go.

"Where's grandma?"

"It's in there!"

Jiafu suppressed the thousands of emotions that were rolling in her heart, and immediately turned to face inward. Pei Youan followed him and hurried in.